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Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue

William Thomas Petty-Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry (1811-1836), Politician; MP for Calne

Portraits in Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
1833-1843
NPG 54

All known portraits

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Reflect on your own experiences of lockdown through this easy-to-do from home, photographic exercise. 

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Revisit The Encounter exhibition and learn about Renaissance and Baroque drawing methods and materials.

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